Richard Corcoran
August 22nd, 2008, 03:09 PM
Here’s some food for thought from an interesting little survey done by Envision Solutions and reported in Medical Economics. The survey’s headlines –
Although trust in medical professionals remains strong, 85.6 million U.S. adults have doubted their opinion or diagnosis when it conflicts with information found on the Internet
Hispanics most likely to rely on friends and family
The report goes on to say that 4 out of 10 adults have doubted a medical professional’s opinion or diagnosis because it conflicted with information they found online. Younger individuals with “milder” illnesses report more doubt than older people with more serious illness. While medical professionals remain the single most trusted source of information, a relatively large number of people (and a larger number of Hispanic people) state that they would seek advice from friends, family, or the internet first.
Click here (http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=542931&sk=4c0b83a68a93cbf59fc6b0ae16a1f06a) to read the article. Click here (http://www.envisionsolutionsnow.com/pdf/press_releases/Health_Trust_Release.pdf)to read the Envisions press release (recommended).
Although trust in medical professionals remains strong, 85.6 million U.S. adults have doubted their opinion or diagnosis when it conflicts with information found on the Internet
Hispanics most likely to rely on friends and family
The report goes on to say that 4 out of 10 adults have doubted a medical professional’s opinion or diagnosis because it conflicted with information they found online. Younger individuals with “milder” illnesses report more doubt than older people with more serious illness. While medical professionals remain the single most trusted source of information, a relatively large number of people (and a larger number of Hispanic people) state that they would seek advice from friends, family, or the internet first.
Click here (http://medicaleconomics.modernmedicine.com/memag/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=542931&sk=4c0b83a68a93cbf59fc6b0ae16a1f06a) to read the article. Click here (http://www.envisionsolutionsnow.com/pdf/press_releases/Health_Trust_Release.pdf)to read the Envisions press release (recommended).